In accordance with rules 4 and 8 of the rules of procedures of the Executive Board, the following persons were elected at COP 8 or subsequently appointed by the Board as replacements: Mr. Hassan Tajik, nominated by the Asian regional group, was elected at COP 8 as a member of the Executive Board to replace Mr. Mohammad Reza Salamat for the remainder of the mandate of Mr. Salamat (until the end of 2004); Mr. Fareed Al-Asaly, nominated by non-Annex I Parties, was appointed by the Board, at its eighth meeting, as an alternate member of the Executive Board to replace Mr. Adbulmuhsen Al-Sunaid for the remainder of the mandate of Mr. Al-Sunaid (until the end of 2003); Ms. Desna Solofa, nominated by the small island developing States, was appointed by the Board, at its ninth meeting, as an alternate member of the Executive Board to replace Mr. Tuiloma Neroni Salde for the remainder of the mandate of Mr. Slade (until the end of 2003).
b) El Sr. Fareed Al-Asaly, candidato de las Partes no incluidas en el anexo I, fue nombrado por la Junta, en su octava reunión, suplente de la Junta Ejecutiva para sustituir al Sr. Abdulmuhsen Al-Sunaid por el resto del mandato del Sr. Al-Sunaid (hasta el final de 2003);